Teemu Pukki’s permanent move to Brondby for a reported £500k is good business for a player who never came close to commanding a regular starting place at Celtic. While we did well exiting him from Celtic Park but his arrival two years ago is worthy of review.
He came from Schalke as a 23-year-old, having been at Sevilla as a teenager and scoring slightly better than one in two in Finland. Even his Schalke stats were decent, 8 goals in 7 starts and 30 appearances from the bench, which for a sparingly used young player is around the mark expected. On paper, Teemu looked a good fit for us, so do we have anything to learn?
For a start, being able to score goals in the Bundesliga does not guarantee you will be able to translate this into an even better scoring rate in Scotland. We have made similar mistakes when recruiting strikers from Spain in recent seasons. For all our lack of financial clout, delivering in Scotland is not an easy task.
There is a whole world of potential issues around psychology, motivation and appetite, which I regularly hear cited about players from people in the game. For the most part, I reckon these are excuses to bridge the unexplained gap between expectation and outcome. You get the odd indulgent nutcase, but most players have an overwhelming sense of their need to maximise their commercial value by delivering on the park. I suspect Teemu is no different.
Whatever the reason behind him not fitting at Celtic, the exercise cost us not only the £1.5m net loss on transfer fees, and wages paid, but more importantly the failure to kick on from reaching the last 16 of the Champions League in season 2012-13.
There’s a truth in the game which has stood the test of time: only people who watch a player week-in-week-out know his true value. Schalke fans would have told us things about Teemu which we can tell others about John Guidetti. John will pick up a club keen to exploit his untapped potential. A year from now they will be a little wiser.
Our lesson: scouting is the only important part of recruitment, stats, references and YouTube clips don’t count.
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Minx
All the best to yer mam & da, Ohhhhhhhhh and you and yer fine bhoy HT tae.
till later all.
Minx.
Please pass on my congratulations to P and M.
Hope they have a fabulous time.
Thunder Road.
There used to be reserve leagues here, that allowed young boys/ men time to develop and toughen up. It was scrapped due to lack of finances.
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11686/9891459/watford-agree-club-record-1637m-fee-for-diego-perotti
“Watford have agreed a club-record £7m fee with Genoa for winger Diego Perotti.”
Nope, me neither. 26 and with two sub appearances for Argentina so a bit of a pedigree. But less than 150 first team appearances by the age of 26. And at that sort of price he is out of our reach. Shows what we are up against.
https://twitter.com/jpmcg9671/status/612386681111617536
Tallybhoy
Im fine and thanks for asking :)
Making the most of a day off by cracking open a cold beer and being a lazy git.
Hope you are doing likewise and you are being spoiled rotten?
I really trust Ronnie in the transfer market.Dont think he will want “Projects”to get into the CL.Neither will PL.Far too much money on offer this year.We are getting impatient,and rightly so.The new signings will need to be in soon for the pre-season training,and friendlies.
Think we are all a bit jealous of the massive signing spree going on over the city.They seem to be snapping up all the quality.Reports that the ex Hearts skipper deal is heading for the rocks,should not deter them,Alfie Mawson????????????,will be a great replacement.
Trust in Ronnie.
Managed to damage the adaptor on my android box this morning . Changed it for another adaptor that’s working ok but although the red light is coming on showing power I cant get the box to fire up .
Anyone any ideas on a fix ?
https://twitter.com/theclumpany/status/612368582140428288
…and, and….he kept a straight face……..he was deedly serious, honest …. hahahahaha
I think that we are all, more or less, behind the regime at the club that RD has initiated.
He has stated his philosophy and the players and club have bought into it.
Therefore, it is safe to assume that the scouting side of things will have been examined also.
If that is the case, I don’t see the point of visiting previous year’s flaws.
Those days have gone.
It must also be remembered that Neil Lennon and his staff were not particularly helpful to young players coming in as “prospects”, as, by his own admission, he didn’t have much time for coaching.
The Sunday Mail r really enjoying their succulent lamb dinner today! Eustace is described as a Glasgow Warrior (another ‘war’ reference)!, and Anthony Haggerty (surely a dyke jumper) steals the show with this cracker- “Now Warburton is determined to make Rangers the envy of top clubs, forcing budding European coaches to visit Murray Park and learn the Light Blues way”! Fuck me, does no editor check this pish before it goes to print! Laughable stuff indeed! As is the admission that Gilligan n Baron Bouffant selected, interviewed n picked the new manager! The Chairman (owner) had no involvement in it! WTF!!!
Oh, and at the foot of Mr. Hagertys column about the Bread man is a photo of Jose Mourinho! No apparent reason for it, just a wee subliminal link suggesting that the Bread man is actually the zombies Mourinho! The knuckle draggers will love it lol!!!
Mrhenrik67
Just laugh at them. They are reporting on a reenactment society wishing they were at the original skirmishes and battles. The war is over and we won.
HH
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/dave-king-offered-his-shares-to-ashley-at-meeting-on-june-12th/
If Phil’s latest is true, this is absolute dynamite. Suggesting that not only does King want out, it also suggests he never really wanted in in the first place.
Did he buy the shares to stop someone else buying them? Is he simply positioning himself to get his 20 million back?
The complete lack of investment, or plan, or seeming interest in Sevco (I notice its now reported Warburton hasn’t even met him yet) suggests this purchase had nothing to do with restoring “Rangers” to their “rightful place”, and more to do with King’s own precarious financial position.
Staggering, fascinating, stuff.
https://twitter.com/celticrumours/status/612574974973464576
pfayr supports weeoscar
12:19 on 21 June, 2015
Just aswell there are plenty of tims willing to fill up his bank account.
italiabhoy
13:16 on 21 June, 2015
Spooky….I used the same word, dynamite, when emailing this to friends…..would suggest someone in Michael’s ‘camp’ is the source…….!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ……. ?
Mrhenrik67.
I can see it now.
Pep Guardiola/Luis Enrique/Jose Mourinho trudge, ashen-faced, into their respective chairman’s office.
“Sorry sir” they say softly. “The only way we can truly reach our potential is if you put me on the first flight to Prestwick, so I can travel to Auchenhowie to learn the Ways of Sevco.”
Ashen-faced Chairman: “I knew one day it would come to this…”
67 Heaven,
Could be someone in MA’s camp. They aren’t going to get anywhere with leaking stuff to the local MSM.
mrhenrik67
13:01 on 21 June, 2015
The SMSM are in sharp decline, partly due to social media and they will, therefore, say ANYTHING to get the public to purchase their product …..can’t muster any sympathy at all for them…..in fact, their demise cannot come quickly enough, as was the case with oldco….
Inside The SPFL þ@AgentScotland · 9 mins9 minutes ago
Celtic have put in a 2nd bid for Marcel Halstenberg of just under €910k (£650k) first bid of £485k was rejected, St Pauli value him at £800k
ItaliaBhoy
13:16 on 21 June, 2015
I suspect King’s takeover was driven by ego more than anything and he now realises he’s bitten off more than he can chew.
The nature of the severance clauses in the ongoing contracts with MASH are reminiscent of the reverse premium lease arrangements that caused a bit of grief in the property sector ie short term gain for someone at the price of long term pain for someone else.
I can’t help thinking that G&SL and Ra Three Bears have been duped by MASH and Sir Charles of Normandy.
Happy days.
italiabhoy
13:26 on 21 June, 2015
If Michael now wants to destroy them, the best way to achieve this quickly, is to expose ming for what he is…..IMO ……but, you’re correct, I am mearly speculating on who Oor Phil’s mole might be……at the end of the day, the important point is that, when confirmed ……END OF DAYS (for their ‘corruption’ ways)
I see the daily arse wipes are suggesting that the Barcelona kit outsells the Celtic kit in Scotland. I suppose that is true if you have an agenda, are lazy and limit your research to the likes of Greaves, JD Sport and (dare I say it) Sports Direct.
I’ve just read some of the pathetic replies to P McG’s King/Ashley article, they deserve everything that happens to them, huns to the end. As someone pointed out on here a long time ago “different shit(s) same flies.”
I hope all you fathers are having a braw Father’s Day. My wee daughter gave me my card and some beers last week, which I had to leave in the fridge, because I was flying back next day! I only hope they are safer than the Easter Egg she bought me and that I left behind at Easter!
Hail! Hail! PMTYH
ernie lynch
13:36 on 21 June, 2015
ItaliaBhoy
13:16 on 21 June, 2015
I suspect King’s takeover was driven by ego more than anything and he now realises he’s bitten off more than he can chew.
The nature of the severance clauses in the ongoing contracts with MASH are reminiscent of the reverse premium lease arrangements that caused a bit of grief in the property sector ie short term gain for someone at the price of long term pain for someone else.
I can’t help thinking that G&SL and Ra Three Bears have been duped by MASH and Sir Charles of Normandy.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Happy days indeed, my good MHAN …….
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Halstenberg
McIlvanney:
“Nobody was greater than Stein.”
Another great listen on Radio Scotland.
HH
italiabhoy
13:26 on 21 June, 2015
67 Heaven,
Could be someone in MA’s camp. They aren’t going to get anywhere with leaking stuff to the local MSM…..
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Meant to add ……. Phil is certainly NOT social media ….!!!!!!!!!!!!
How good is McIllvanney???
Lily’s
Re : Tops
I was at shops saw 5 Varca, 2 Real, 2 Tic and one ‘Well top.
Barca!
roy croppie
13:08 on 21 June, 2015
Mrhenrik67
How true….THE WAR IS OVER, AND WE WON ……. just mopping up now …. :)
Listened to the second part of the McIlvanney interviews on
radio shortie,fantastic stuff,if you missed it try the podcast
thingy,well worth it.
Ernie Lynch,
The one thing that strikes me most about King is the lack of a plan.
I always felt Whyte’s aim was clear- liquidation and phoenix with minimal footballing consequences.
Green – make as much money out of Sevco (for himself and as-yet-unnamed backers) by selling the dream of the “same club on a new journey” to the punch-drunk hordes.
Ashley: Shirt sales plus synergising football and retail across Scotland and England.
King:…. No idea. Genuinely no idea about the motives at work here at all.
new article posted.
Social = local….. Slip,of the old pen…hahahaha
” Meant to add ……. Phil is certainly not ‘LOCAL’ media ….!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nye ,
Outstanding,!
Lilys
Am I missing something here,why would gsl offer his shares to MA when MA has already been fined by the SFA(I know) for having an influence in 2 clubs,which is against their regulations,why would he want to up his shares,just wondering like
Interesting translated article on the Video Celts site. I think too much was read into Ronny’s diet revolution last year as I think it is a fairly common sense move that many previous managers have tried to emphasise too. However this article suggests the results have been more impressive than I would have expected. I remain sceptical about the amounts claimed but in favour of the approach:-
“Secrets of the Celtic ‘diet’
Date: 20th June 2015 at 1:44 pm
Written by: Joe McHugh
Kenn Hallstensen has given a detailed account of how Ronny Deila has re-shaped the Celtic squad.
At various stages over last season details would emerge of how players habits and training was being altered. Headline involving chips, ketchup and fizzy drinks emerged from time to time although they were somewhat undermined when Leigh Griffiths was filmed munching a tea-cake while sitting on the substitute bench at St Mirren.
Sports science and nutrition are key parts of every modern club with Hallstensen explaining how the body fat of the Celtic players has been reduced to ensure that the players are capable of going pelt for 90 minutes.
Comparing Stromsgodset with Celtic on his blog Hallstensen said: “Celtic Football Club turned out to be even bigger and more professional than I had thought, but at the same time I was surprised body composition to the players.Most bar on unnecessary body weight, while some also could benefit from a little more muscle mass.
“This was an important reason for the almost unreal results we’ve experienced with body composition of the players in Celtic. In total, the favorable change been more than 50 kg – in just seven months. With regard to that I started working with Celtic for some time after series startup, nothing of this change explained by ‘relaxation in football holiday’
“The history of the individual players is even more incredible. There are players, including several internationals, which has reduced the fat percentage by 3-4 percent without lose weight. This means they have built muscle mass, while fat and excess water has disappeared.
“There are players who basically can be said to have been in past it acceptable, but as with new diet has decreased 4.3 kg in body weight without losing muscle mass. This shows just how important it is to individualization also when it comes to advice about body composition. What’s good for one is not necessarily good enough for another.
“Ronny delicious game-play requires a lot of running and aggressively pressure over the pitch. Overweight players can not do this, and therefore was Ronny slightly distressed at the start of the season. Now he makes a big difference. 2.3 kg extra body weight may not hear so much, but when you try to put on a weight vest of 2-3 kilograms.
“This would naturally been a negative running straight ahead, but even worse for a footballer to be asked, stop, turn around and jump all the time. Fat and excess water is the same as a weight vest – unnecessary deadweight.”
Summing things up Hallstensen concluded: Exercise is gram, while diet is kilograms”
Demographics would indicate that Celtic’s core support comes from less than 10% of the Scottish population give or take a few percent. Given that and,the fact that a lotion people buy different types of jersey for kids (me included) and some people prefer their kids to wear non celtic gear for reasons of ‘fear’ at times, it’s pretty normal for barca tops to outsell ours.
Fact remains that celtic sell a,lot of merch.